Sunfly
The sunfly is a small insect with no mouth or digestive system. Instead, a sunfly absorbs sunlight through its wings to survive and grow.
Because sunfly live by absorbing the sun they are able to thrive almost anywhere on Demrefor’s surface, though they do best in warmer climates where they can breed extremely quickly and create swarms that reach into their thousands. Because of their high numbers many Sentients consider them pests, though they are actually a very important part of the planet’s ecosystem as they are a major prey animal that makes up a huge part of insectivorous animals’ diets.
This is especially apparent in the Heck’ne wasteland, where plant-life is sparse and most creatures are predators. Sunflies are the basis of the food chain for the Heck’ne; the sunfly is eaten by small insectivorous animals, which are then eaten by larger predators. Because of this the sunfly has allowed the otherwise-sparse wasteland to develop its own unique ecosystem.
Because they are such an important part of Heck’ne culture Har’pies believe that sunflies were created by the Heck’ne goddess Zen’efay, though it is more likely they evolved from the common fruit fly.